CHOCOLATE-COVERED TURTLES

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These turtles are topped with caramel and chocolate for a truly delightful candy that's perfect for gifting.

Provided by Martha Stewart

Categories Food & Cooking Dessert & Treats Recipes

Yield Makes 55 to 60

Number Of Ingredients 8

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Ingredients

1 1/2 pounds pecan halves (about 7 1/2 cups)
8 tablespoons unsalted butter, cut up, plus more for pans
2 cups light corn syrup
1/2 cup whole milk
2 cups sugar
Pinch of baking soda
1 twelve-ounce can evaporated milk
1 pound semisweet chocolate

Steps:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Toast nuts on a baking pan for 10 minutes; remove from oven. Generously butter 5 baking pans. Arrange 5 pecan halves in a snowflake-shaped cluster, overlapping nuts in center. Repeat with remaining nuts, spacing clusters 2 inches apart.
In a heavy saucepan, combine corn syrup, whole milk, and sugar. Place over medium-high heat; cook, stirring occasionally with a wooden spoon, until syrup mixture comes to a boil, about 6 minutes. Stir in baking soda. Clip a candy thermometer to pan; add butter, stirring constantly until melted, keeping mixture at full boil. Slowly pour in evaporated milk; cook at a boil, stirring constantly, until temperature reaches 240 degrees (soft-ball stage), about 45 minutes. If pan starts to overflow, turn down heat for a few minutes; return to a boil.
Remove caramel from heat; transfer to a medium metal bowl. Cool to 200 degrees. Caramel will have the consistency of thick honey.
Using a spoon, gently mound 1 tablespoon caramel on top of each cluster. Allow caramel to harden. If caramel becomes too stiff, place bowl over low heat; stir constantly for several minutes until returned to proper consistency.
To temper chocolate, cover a heating pad with a kitchen towel, and set pad to lowest setting. Line two baking pans with parchment paper, and set aside. Using a sharp knife, shave chocolate.
In a medium glass bowl, heat two-thirds of the chocolate in microwave at 30 percent power for 1 minute. Stir chocolate, and continue heating at 30 percent power in 10-second intervals until an instant-read thermometer registers 120 degrees. Remove from microwave.
Stir in remaining shaved chocolate with rubber spatula. Stir constantly, bringing chocolate up sides and back down into bowl until temperature reaches between 86 degrees and 89 degrees. To determine if tempered, drizzle a thin line onto a cool stainless-steel surface. The chocolate should dry to a matte finish in about 5 minutes. Place bowl on covered heating pad; stir occasionally to maintain temperature between 86 degrees and 89 degrees adjusting setting if necessary.
Drizzle 1 tablespoon of tempered chocolate over each cluster; set aside in a cool place to harden.

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Sonia Naveed

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I'm not a huge fan of chocolate, but I really enjoyed these chocolate-covered turtles. The caramel and pecans balance out the sweetness of the chocolate perfectly.

Byaruhanga Isacc

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These chocolate-covered turtles are a bit time-consuming to make, but they're definitely worth the effort.

Brandy Kinder

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I love that this recipe uses dark chocolate. It gives the turtles a rich and sophisticated flavor.

DP Tiwari

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These chocolate-covered turtles are a great way to use up leftover chocolate and pecans.

rima masarwy

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I was a bit skeptical about making these chocolate-covered turtles, but I'm so glad I did! They were so easy to make and they turned out so delicious.

Carlos Dominguez

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These chocolate-covered turtles are the perfect gift for any occasion. They're beautiful to look at and they taste even better.

Damidu Sasanka

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I'm not usually a fan of chocolate-covered turtles, but these ones were amazing! The chocolate was rich and creamy, and the pecans were perfectly roasted.

Asandaskhile

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These chocolate-covered turtles are so easy to make and they always turn out perfect. I love that I can make them ahead of time and they still taste fresh.

robo21savage gamer 101

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I made these chocolate-covered turtles for my family and they were a huge success! The turtles were so cute and delicious, and they were the perfect treat for a special occasion.